More than 1,100 to receive degrees May 23

The Old Main Quad will be teeming
with activity on Sunday, May 23, when
more than 160 graduate candidates will
participate in the commencement hooding
ceremony in the morning, and more than
950 undergraduate candidate will participate
in the afternoon exercises. More than
5,300 family members and guests are
expected to attend the ceremonies.

The graduate ceremony will begin at
9:30 a.m. and conclude at 11 a.m., and the
undergraduate ceremony will begin at 1:30
p.m. and is expected to end at 3 p.m.

By dividing the events, the ceremonies
will be shorter than in years past, allowing
for a more enjoyable experience for both
the graduate and undergraduate candidates
and their families. In addition, the graduate
candidates will participate in a formal
"hooding ceremony," where the dean of
the department of the degree granted will
officially "hood" the students as they walk
across the stage.

This May, the class valedictorian will
be Jacob Hofer, biology, and the
salutatorian will be Jessie Yaun, Spanish.
Hofer will speak at the afternoon ceremony.
There are no honorary degree candidates
this year.

Marshaling information

Those classified staff members who
marshal are entitled to receive 2.5 hours
compensatory time and for the additional
hours of service that day will receive overtime.

If you would like to register to march in
the faculty procession or serve as a marshal,
please log into my.newpaltz.edu and
complete the online registration form. You
may register to participate in one or both
of the ceremonies.

If you have any questions please e-mail
the Commencement Office at commencement@newpaltz.edu.
We look forward to seeing you at one of
the ceremonies on May 23. Thank you in
advance from the administration, the students
and the faculty!

Staff and faculty are invited to a
campus-wide appreciation barbecue
from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 25, on the Old Main
Quad.

Mark your calendars for this
year-end event in your honor.
Cooks and servers will include the
president and vice presidents. We
ask that supervisors allow their
employees to take a few hours out
that day to enjoy the barbecue.

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